Horseshoe.



' No, 827,797. I PATENTED AUG. 7, 1906 M. D. GL'ASSBROQKE.

HORSE-SHOE. APPLICATION FILE] MAB.- 1. 1906.

attuned I MYRON D. GLASSBROOKE, OF ANGOLA, INDIANA.

HORSESHOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 7, 1906.

Application filed March 1, 1906. Serial No. 303,660.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MYRoN D. GLAss- BROOKE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Angola, in the county of Steuben and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horseshoes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to horseshoes of the antislip type, and particularly to those made of rubber, and has for its object the improve-' ment of inventions of this class to the end that greater elasticity of the shoe is secured and also a shoe entirely closed, so that it acts as a pad to hold medicinal agents against the frog and hoof, if'required, and also prevents stones and other foreign matters from getting caught in the shoe and bruising the hoof.

My invention will be described in detail hereinafter and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a view of the wear side of my improved horseshoe; Fig. 2, a central longitudinal sectional view; Fig. 3, a side view Fig. 4, a central cross-sectional view, and Fig. 5 a detail view of one of the clamping-plates.

In the drawings similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

My improved horseshoe consists of the tread portion A, made of hard rubber or other selected substance of a flexible nature, having its toe B roughened or scored, as shown at b, and its heel C made in one piece, and having its surface also scored, as shown at c. This construction makes a one-piece shoe entirely covering the edge of the animals hoof, and as the sides and toe of the shoe next to the hoof are beveled downwardly from the outer edge, as shown at D, while the central part of the top of the heel is hollowed out, as shown at E, the effect when the animal puts its Weight on its hoof is to spread, thus giving the natural action of an unshod hoof. v

F represents a protuberance projecting forwardly of the heel C and having its top surface on the same plane as the hollowedout portion E, said projection having the function of engaging the crease of the hoof frog and causing its expansion when the weight is on the hoof. The top surface of the shoe is covered by a heavy piece of can vas or other suitable fabric G, which covering the central opening of the shoe protects the bottom of the hoof from stones and other hard substances and also permits the insertion of remedial agents thereunder when the hoof requires such treatment.

The sides of the tread portion are formed with depressions H, in which flat metal plates 1, shaped to fit said depressions, are placed when the shoe is secured to the hoof, said plates being provided with holes 7', to receive the ordinary construction of horseshoe-nails. The inner edges of the shoe next to depressions H are cut away, as shown at J, so that when the animal places its hoof on the ground only the toe and heel engage it, and as the effect of putting the weight on the anim'als hoof is to spread. it, as above described, it follows that a giving or spring ing action of the shoe is secured, which is an essential-element in an antislip-horseshoe.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A horseshoe made of yielding material and having depressions in its sides, the top surface of the shoe being concave, and fiat metal plates inserted in said depressions and having nail-holes therein, substantially as shown and described] 2. A horseshoe made of yielding material and having its top surface formed concave,

and a layer of fabric secured to the top surface of the shoe and extending over its central opening, substantially as shown and described.

3. A horseshoe made of yielding material having its top surface formed concave and the central portion of its tread cut away so that only the toe and heel touch the ground, substantially as shown and described.

4. A horseshoe made of yielding material having its top surface formed concave, and the central portion of its tread cut away so that only the toe and heel touch the ground, a depression on each side of the shoe, fiat metal plates inserted in said depressions and having nail-holes therein, and a layer of fabric secured to the top surface of the shoe and extending over its central opening, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I hereto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

MYRON D. GLASSBROOKE.

Witnesses:

FRANK ZABST, HARRY L. RocKwoon. 

